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Milgi voted runner-up in Observer Food Magazine awards 2012
Fabulous local bar and restaurant Milgi Lounge has been voted runner-up in the prestigious Observer Food Magazine Awards 2012 in no less than three categories. In categories voted for by the public (the Reader Competition attracted 16,000 votes), Milgi came runner-up in the categories of Best Ethical Eats, Best Cheap Eats, and Best Place to … Continue reading
What do you love about Roath? Mapped at Made in Spring
We were kindly invited to take a stall at the Made in Spring fiesta to show off the RoathCardiff blog. As well as selling postcards of Roath, RoathCardiff cakes and our hot-off-the-press RoathCardiff bags for life, we thought we’d play a little game. So we asked people to write down what they loved about Roath … Continue reading
Rose Street Flea Market
Adam Care went in search of a little-known local landmark… The crisscrossed terraces of Plasnewydd are not immediately where you’d expect to find a hidden gem like the Rose Street Flea Market. South of Roath Park the lattice of streets between City and Newport Road are more often seen lined with discarded mattresses and upturned … Continue reading
Roath Indie Business: Inner City Pickle – Eira Ellis-Evans
We met up with Eira Ellis-Evans at the Made in Spring Fiesta on April 1st, and we know her jams, pickles and chutneys are extremely popular. We thought you’d like to read a bit more about her local business, using local produce, so here is a guest post from her. Thanks Eira! I have always … Continue reading
Roath Rec nominated for Royal protection – yourCardiff blog
The yourCardiff blog is reporting that: Cardiff Council has nominated four Cardiff recreation grounds for Royal protection under the Queen Elizabeth Fields II Challenge. If the nominations are approved by the charity Fields in Trust, Rumney Recreation Ground, Roath Recreation Ground, Pontcanna Fields, and Wilson Road Recreation Ground in Ely will be protected for generations … Continue reading
Roath Indie Business: The Bottle Shop – Dan Williams
Roath Indie Business Q&A: Dan Williams from The Bottle Shop. Interview by Lisa Derrick. Could you tell us about The Bottle Shop story – what inspired you to start it up? Well, at 18 I was running a pub in Wiltshire, a real ale and food pub which they probably now refer to as gastro. … Continue reading
Cake Club: Tea&Cake Café
In the second of our occasional series brining you details of the delightful cakes Roath cafés have to offer, Jessica Best spent an hour in Tea&Cake on Wellfield Road…. For me, Tea&Cake is a perfect place to hang out in Roath on a Saturday morning. The gift shop at the front – selling cool crockery, … Continue reading
Cake Club: Waterloo Gardens Teahouse
In the first of an occasional series, Lisa Derrick introduces us to the delights of sampling the many cakes on offer in Roath – your local Café Quarter! The first rule of Cake Club is: You do not talk about…no, no, no, that’s all wrong. Unlike Fight Club, a main requirement of our Roath-born … Continue reading
Likes: ‘Inkspot Arts and Crafts’
Roath is home to many creative people, and one of the longest established and greatest resources for artists and craftspeople in the area is Inkspot, aptly based in a converted church (‘The Old Church’) on Newport Road. Here you will find everything that you could possibly need for whatever branch of the arts and crafts … Continue reading
